Curry Quinoa Salad with Apples & Cranberries

Essential Everyday

1 cup quinoa, rinsed

1 (5 ounce) package sweetened dried cranberries

4 teaspoons curry powder, divided

¼ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice

1 ½ teaspoons honey

1 large crisp apple, diced

½ cup diced red onion

½ cup walnut halves and pieces, toasted

½ cup reduced fat feta cheese crumbles

2 tablespoons chopped flat Italian leaf parsley

In medium saucepan with cover, prepare quinoa according to package directions adding cranberries and 3 teaspoons curry powder with quinoa. Cool completely.

In large mixing bowl, combine yogurt, oil, lemon juice, honey and remaining 1 teaspoon curry powder; salt and pepper to taste.

Add cooled quinoa and remaining ingredients to yogurt mixture. Toss until well combined; salt and pepper to taste.

So many delicious things!

Served with some store-bought garlic parm chicken. (The salad was definitely the star of the show.)

My Rating: 4/5 "Wonderful, wonderful stuff. Having so many different add-ins keeps the dish complex and interesting both in terms of flavor and texture. It makes you feel healthy, too! There might be a TITCH too much curry powder in there, but that's a minor quibble about an otherwise amazing dish!"